Judge Amos L. Mazzant III — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III sits in the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) and granted a downward variance in 263 of 892 federal sentencings (29.5%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Amos L. Mazzant III grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (263 below-guideline cases out of 892 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Criminal History Issues (aggregated reason)122-45.9%
  2. 2.Pursuant to a NONbinding (or unknown type) plea agreement118-48.3%
  3. 3.Acceptance of responsibility68-48.7%
  4. 4.Remorse46-51.4%
  5. 5.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)42-50.1%
  6. 6.Mule/Role in the offense33-45.3%
  7. 7.Nonviolent Offense25-56.2%
  8. 8.Cooperation without motion (not §5K1.1) (aggregated reason)22-45.8%
  9. 9.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)18-44.0%
  10. 10.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities17-62.5%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Amos L. Mazzant III

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Amos L. Mazzant III's 738 Zone D sentencings, 227 (30.8%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended738 cases
  • Within range
    466(63.1%)
  • Below range
    227(30.8%)
    avg −39.6% below min
  • Above range
    45(6.1%)
    avg +74.2% above max

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